New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-06
HUNDREDS OF REPEATERS.
FRAUDULENT REGISTRATION IN TROY
THE REPUBLICAN INSPECTORS REFUSING TO SIGN
TIE ROLLS
fry TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUsE.l

THE REPUBLICAN INSPECTORS REF CSlNp ~ S4"-'
TIE ROLLS
fry TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIDUSE.1
Troy Nov 5-The Democrats OF Troy completed
their preparations last night for stuning the ballot
boxcs of the city with fraudulent ballots next tues
dav Yesterday was the last day Of registrations ana
the Democratic rcpcatcrs hard at work all DAY
putting down their names at various places oi TIE
istraon. A large number Of Democratic rcpca'cIs
of Albany came and registered their names AZ
Will be easy for them TO come here rom AipahS oh
Election Day. after casting several ballots there Tor
the Democratic ticket and repeat their work here
tabulation of the number Of names which have bcen
registered with the several boards OF registry I'm Troy
MAINLY reveals the Democratic rascality The total
number Of names registered 10TH, an increase "f
$50 votes over last year. Despite the exciting Iocal
contest in NewYUrk the registration Of names III inc
city Is less this year than It was iaal year Ibis Is
owing TO the fact that this is off year III poIcs'
1t was to be expected that the registration wouu DC
less fl Troy, also, but the reporters nave Pu'hcu
up the registration. In the First Ward, which Is Demo
cratic the total registration has increased from 80
to O73, an increase OF 1877 names. In the run
Ward Democratic the registration has increased rom
54l 10 557 In tho Is District Of the Fourth Ward,
Republican district, the registration has dimihshcu
from 7O2 to G5l. In the Sixth Ward, Democratic
one the registration has increased from 9 10 l'o-o'
In the seventh Ward Democratic, the registration has
increased from 03o to ZOOS In the Eleventh Wafu'
Dcmocratc the increase is from 1,1o0 to 1888. In
the Twelfth Ward, Democratic, the increase Is from
114o to 11GO. These are specimen cases of fraudu-
lent registration.
The Democrats Of Troy steadily improving In
their ab lily to cheat the polls In 1854 the regis
trat!on was 1928: in 1soj it was l5,64o III 1880 IL
wa, I5,535 and In 1887 it was 1914. IL shonld DC
stated that the Democratic registrars assert 'hat sew
eral hundred other should be put on the rOS,
and that they will attempt 10 place them on the Tolls
before the polls open Tuesday. In the Id District
of the First Ward, for instance, the registration tables
published to-day show that 406 legal voters have reg
iste1yd. These the figures Of the republican
election inspectors. Tho Democratic inspectors Vi
election have written on the registration DOORS INC
names of 577 alleged voters, or a more than Inc i
publicans believe are entitled To vote In the Eleventh
Ward tho Republicans believe there are the names OF
600 rcpeaters, dead men, on the rHs' III INC IT.,
District Of the seventh Ward the lfpuDilcaias 'hi,lh
there arc 80 mythical names On the T".l'' INC I've
publican inspectors Of election In Inc M~us nam"
low, re- fused 10 sigu the registration rolls unless tho
names Of the repcaers and dead are dropped Inc
Democrats have threatened To have inc inspectors
arrested If they do not sign the rolls. -,
A council Of war held ty the Democrats uN
snnrnnnn I'm the law Office Of Charles +. Patterson
cx speaker of the Assembly. 1t i said that II was
decided to make application TO some DeoTauc Jug
of the supreme Court for manIauIus ~ co,p't 'Io
Rrpubcan pccors TO sign the rolls III inc TON,
are not signed, the Democrats who are ehu'.cu
accepted. somo Republican Inspectors VINO refused
10 sign fraudulent registry list several yeas ae" WIG
brought before Judge McstDroo, Of the supreme court
He asked them why they had refused TO sign INC ron,
They replied that rep acrs we're registered ana ta'
a. they were bound by oath 10 follow inc clctu"n
laws they would commit perjury If they should s".a
that the rolls correct they ueh gave w JsH
ample proof Of the truth Of their statement Aihonth
a democrat no commended their action, sad ui'y
were good citizens and dismissed the complaint against
Them The Republicans Will submit eNucn'o 10 "i's
trd 70 ~ the supreme Court who has the Republican
inspectors brought before him that the reI'iat
~ I'm Democratic wards Of Troy arr fraudulent Ihc
rencaters will be challenged on Election Day